Music Box to Create Musical Theatre Academy for Young Adults

The Music Box Repertory Company is pleased to announce the creation of a Musical Theater Academy for Young Adults. Since the Playhouse was opened in 1981, the troupe has reached out to younger residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania and featured them in many of their most successful productions. In the years following, the work of Music Box performers has been seen on television, Broadway, off-Broadway and in regional venues all over the United States.

Beginning on March 25, the same knowledge shared with those successful performers will be shared with a whole new generation of young adults, ages 13 to 18. Classes will overflow with important performance tips and etiquette, stagecraft skills and practical knowledge along with providing fun stage experience and extensive training in How to Audition. In addition to attending classes and receiving invaluable tips, graduates will participate in a very special, full-scale public performance.

All instruction will be provided by some of the Music Box’s most recognizable adult performers; State Certified Educators and theatrical veterans overseen by Debbie Zehner, an experienced teacher, performer and President of the non-profit theater’s Board of Directors. Faculty members already committed to the project include Michael Gallagher, Kevin Costley, John Owen Kennedy, H. Blaine McKeown, Jennifer Rogers, Joan Moyer, Ron Araya, and Zehner with other familiar faces providing additional instruction and some surprise guest appearances.

In order to facilitate individualized instruction, class sizes will be strictly limited. Please contact the box office at (570) 283-2195 or musicboxoffice@verizon.net as soon as possible to secure a place in this very special inaugural class.